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For those who go 0 to -2 per LR section, do you understand everything in the stimulus?I understand that a key to master the LR section is to focus only on the core of the stimulus as a stimulus usually consists of unimportant details a…
... LR section is to focus only on the core of the stimulus ... as a stimulus usually consists of unimportant ... skim when the stimulus is very long and dense? Or do you ... on certain parts of the stimulus (the core) AFTER reading/understanding ... -
Okay, is the issue reading faster, working more efficiently, drilling more LR or all three?LR is absolutely smacking me. I have done aprox. 30 PT with the most recent one being Being PT46. On the early PT i was scoring 165-172. But as the p…
... I went from -3 or -4 per LR section to -5 to ... and understand the arguments on LR fast enough. My blind ... not seem to read the LR stem and understand it fast ... a minute to spare, or is this a matter of ... more practice with LR? By drilling old LR sections will this ... -
Which is the best way? To read the stimulus or the question stem.I have studied with power score in the past and have taken blueprint as well. Powerscore LR says to read stimulus first and then the question but blu…
I have studied with power score in the past and have taken blueprint as well. Powerscore LR says to read stimulus first and then the question but blueprint is the other way around ( read question then stimulus). What is your take/suggestion? -
LR Study GuideOne of the issues I had with LR was how quickly I had to change gears from one question to another. The test tries to mess with you as it asks simila…
... the different types of LR questions so I could ... Hope this helps.
LR STUDY SHEET
1 ... meets the? posed in the stem.
• **Assumption**- ID the ... disagree with the stimulus or a consequence of the stimulus.
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Not a lot of improvement on LR section after BRThis was my first BR using 7Sage's method on the June 2007 test. I haven't BR the other sections yet but my BR score on LR wasn't that much of an imp…
... but my BR score on LR wasn't that much of ... out an explanation for the stem/stimulus and then using a blank ... why each AC was wrong or right. -
LR Questions - Misc. Questions and MindsetHi all, So I'm drilling a lot of LR timed sections using early PTs (10-20s) because I've kind of burned through the 40s and 50s repeatedly and I w…
... drilling a lot of LR timed sections using early ... one question-stimulus questions, I feel like once or so per ... section there's a misc. question stem ... was just wondering whether or not these have made ... for high scorers in LR, what is your mindset ... -
Infernce Questions (general LR steps)I am going over the LR flow chart. Step 0 is to idenify the stem, step 1 is read the stimulus, step 2 is asking is there an argument...my question is…
... the LR flow chart. Step 0 is to idenify the stem, step ... 1 is read the stimulus, step 2 ... . So if the stem is a MSS or Infernece then i can ... ? Ive never seen a MBT or MSS with a real argument ... -
Road to 170+: Be Aggressive! (Long Strategy Post on how to maximize your potential in LR)A few weeks back I was in a blind review with the man himself, Mr. JY Ping and JY said something which I thought was rather profound. He mentioned th…
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After reading the stimulus and formulating your prephrase. You ... your prephrase is there, or if an answer jumps ... example if the question stem asks you to find ... being aggressive on the LR section is something I ... to get to 170 or 175, those are exactly ... -
Missing a key detail in the stimulus or ACHi guys, I just thoroughly analyzed my June 2007 timed PT (my first timed full PT). I went -3 in one section and -4 in other LR section. It loo…
... section and -4 in other LR section.
It looks ... missed a key word or distinction from the stimulus or the answer choice ... for the missed key word or distinction for the 5 out ... -
Chunky Question StemIn hindsight I understand why D is correct (PT 3 section 2 Q 9), but I eliminated it because in the STIMULUS the comparison was to the **same amount…
... eliminated it because in the STIMULUS the comparison was to the ... ** of whole milk. The question stem tells us that the coconut ... this type of chunky question stem that allows for a gap ... present in the stimulus happen in other LSAT LR questions? Or is this ... -
Going -3 and -4 per LR section untimedHi guys, I recently noticed that I continue to go -3 and -4 on each LR section either untimed or timed and BR'ed. These questions tend to be 4 and…
... on each LR section either untimed or timed and BR ... reading carefully the question stem, stimulus, and answer choices. ... -4 wrong on each LR section, which is discouraging. ... I mentioned above, or continue doing what I ... - 55) for untimed LR sections as well? I ... -
Loophole in LR Book - Worth buying? / General LR advice ?LR still doesn't seem to be clicking for me. My goal is to be -1/0 in this section and I have heard a lot of positive things about Ellen Cassidy's Lo…
... Powerscore's LR Bible. I already read the stimulus first and ... I even read the question stem. I think most of ... **OK** = 2 premises slightly incorrect, or concl. half correct, **POOR** = ... concl. Incorrect, or more than 2 premises incorrect ... -
General tips for LR questionsI do very well on LR questions but always trip up in one of the following situations: 1. I have misread the question stem, e.g. confuse MSS with "…
I do very well on LR questions but always trip up ... . I have misread the question stem, e.g. confuse MSS with ... ", ignore the subject of the stem, etc.
2. I smother ... is something wrong or that I misunderstood the stimulus; a good strategy ... -
LR TipDo any of you guys try "predicting the answer" after reading the stimulus and question stem on LR but before reading the answer choices? I recently s…
... " after reading the stimulus and question stem on LR but before reading the ... the most challenging aspects of LR is parsing really convulted material ... -
Should I read the question stem first?Is reading the stimulus and then reading the question stem a better tactic or the other way around??
Is reading the stimulus and then reading the question stem a better tactic or the other way around?? -
Skew of answer choices toward D or E in harder questions?Lately, anecdotal evidence has me thinking that the LSAT skews more toward the later answer choices (D and E) in what seem to be harder questions. I …
... yield interesting results (or not):
-For LR, taking the last ... there a skew toward D or E?
... "priming" where a given stimulus (like a tempting but wrong ... takers wrongly chose A or B, what is the ... there a skew toward D or E?
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Increased my LR using this strategy today.Hello fellow LSAT warriors! I began to notice that I got really good at LR but my confidence was not reflecting during timed conditions. Today I to…
... I got really good at LR but my confidence was ... . Today I took two LR sections from PT 47 using ... LR I tried to be very fast. I read the stimulus ... a question seemed to convoluted or complex, I skipped, even ... if yes, re read the stimulus briefly and make the best ... -
Improving on LR tipsHi guys, June 2014 LSAT test is a month away, and many of us probably still need to improve on all of the three LSAT sections. I have noticed f…
... most people are struggling with LR, especially with completing it on ... better on the upcoming test (or later tests for those who ... would specifically say in the stimulus that the experiment was held ... to know to go through LR faster, I think it would ... -
How I notate LR.I have found that labelling the answers in LR as either "True," "Could be...," or "False" helps me to understand the question types better. The only…
... answers in LR as either "True," "Could be...," or "False" ... sort of contradiction in the stimulus.
Compare ... must be true. Some tautology or inference.
... answer. Some possibility given the stimulus.
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Psychology and stress in LRAnother psychological tip for this section: Unlike the rest of the LSAT, each question in this section is completely independent from the other. Th…
... : over-anxious reading of the stimulus (since you don't care ... . Whenever you approach LR questions (specially those with long stimulus), try to ... come up with a conclusion or a possible answer before reading ... to take the june thing) or at least don't over ... -
Last minutes in LR SectionHi guys! During my practice tests I have noticed that when I have 6-7 minutes left (Around Q21) in the LR section I start to lose focus and having…
... left (Around Q21) in the LR section I start to lose ... having to reread the question stem for stressing over not finishing ... . Do you have any advice or specific technique you use? -
Avoiding Eliminating Correct Answer Choices (LR and RC)I just posted something very similar in the course so I apologize if this is considered spammy, but I hoped it might be more visible here. Somethi…
... out-of-left-field or an obvious conditional reversal, ... 34, 2 #23, a LR MBT question. Basically, the ... make this detail irrelevant or say something like *you ... at rereading the question stem to make sure I ... are straight up wrong or have something wrong enough ... -
Saving time-searching for conclusion firstHi, just joined 7Sage and had a quick question that I thought I would try to clear up before the LSAT on Saturday! (:/ pretty nervous). I've been …
... here, a Kaplan source, or other test prep materials suggest ... spare time, or both if you're an LR beast, do ... , having read the question stem, and just first look ... just read the whole stimulus and just make a ... kind of chop up the stimulus like that.
There Is No "Limit" To How High You Can ScoreI constantly see people asking, "I got X score on my first diagnostic, how many points can I really improve?" but the truth is that there is no answe…
... replying with "10 points or so". There is NO ... to improve "10 points or so" is one of ... concepts of each individual LR question stem. The WORST thing ... ). However, reading a stimulus with purpose will save ... in the sense that LR stimulus is just as difficult ...A Fun Strategy for LR?I had read about this strategy before on various forums, but never decided to take the plunge. Then I finally decided to force myself to do the follo…
... br /> 1. Read each LR stimulus in real time (i. ... will be either weaken or neutral. As another example ... with your own funny answers or exceptions.
or guesses actually match the ... ways to strengthen/weaken or a very large number ...LR Study Guide*I was sent this LR study guide a couple of months ago from a fellow 7Sager and it has been very helpful. It's not as detailed as some of the others…
... I was sent this LR study guide a couple ... upcoming LSAT!
LR Question Types:
Main Point ... of Logic
- Employed in LR
- Causal Relationship
... br /> 1. Stimulus: Premise gives us either correlation or coincidence and then ...On reviewing LR questionsCurrently I am drilling LR questions and games questions after classifying them into categories and questions types. For the purpose of perfecting m…
Currently I am drilling LR questions and games questions after ... my logic, i review my LR questions with my blind review ... jotting down the analysis of stimulus and the reasons why ... dissecting the logic or dissecting the specific content of stimulus which seem ...Any good resources for transposing a LR stimulus into Lawgic?I understood the Lawgic lessons well...but am having a lot of trouble with resulting real LR questions. The actual stimuli on real-world questions do…
... of trouble with resulting real LR questions. The actual stimuli on ... haven't yet started PTs), or should I already be able ... to convert every LR question to Lawgic without difficulty ...LR Cheat Sheet Part 1Here is an LR Cheat Sheet I derived quite a while ago. I hope it helps some of you out there. Best of luck to all! LR Question Type Cheat Sheet …
Here is an LR Cheat Sheet I derived quite ... luck to all!
LR Question Type Cheat Sheet
stimulus)
• Combination answers: answers ... from combining two or more statements in the stimulus
...7Sage or Trainer for LR?Hey guys, I was just looking for some advice on improving my LR scores. I'm studying for the October test and just found out about 7Sage about a …
... some advice on improving my LR scores.
I ... about my scores on LR. I started studying with ... few PTs but my LR scores are barely improving ... Trainer and 7Sage for LR, would you recommend 7Sage ... Trainer, or does 7Sage teach different methods for LR that ...
